Wildlife and Livestock Production, Management and Conservation

Basic Information

WILDLIFE and LIVESTOCK production, MANAGEMENT and conservation

Students will be provided with a solid theoretical background in wild and domestic animal production, management and conservation in tropical and developing regions. Obtained knowledge will be practically used during several practical trainings and fieldworks. Students will participate in a multidisciplinary project focused on human-wildlife conflict mitigation, applying the principles of sustainable animal breeding and wildlife conservation in practice.

Take one of our proposed specializations and create your own plan! With us you can contribute to sustainable use and conservation of wild and domestic animals in tropical and developing areas!

SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION (SAP): You will get the knowledge and practical skills in animal production, highlighting the use of local species and breeds, feeding animals with local crops and processing the dung/litter, respecting ecological, social and behavioural needs of animals. Animal breeding for production respects local cultural heritage and traditions, providing high quality animal protein for balanced human diet through thoroughly processed and safely stored products.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND Conservation (WMC): A solid theoretical background from zoology, behaviour, genetics and resource use provides a backbone for practical skills in terms of conservation of reptiles, birds, small and large mammals. You will be ready to design a conservation programme for animal species, manage a protected area, and take responsible decisions in terms of conservation breeding in a zoo or any other ex situ and in situ facility.

Use it or lose it – an approach proven by many successful examples around the world. Giving the value to wildlife may help to increase animal numbers and goes hand in hand with the development of local communities, provides workplaces and strengthens the ancient relationships of human to wildlife. You will be able to create and implement wildlife management plan, respecting cultural traditions and work with local communities.

Guarantor WLMPC

Guarantor WLMPC - biography

The quality of the study program is guaranteed by assoc. prof. Karolína Brandlová, Ph.D., who is a full-time employee of the FTA and head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Food Processing. She is the chairwoman of the Derbianus Conservation NGO, providing scientific expertise and building capacities for the Western Derby eland conservation programme in Senegal. She is also a member of the Antelope Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN, the chairwoman of the Antelope Commission within the Union of Czech and Slovak Zoological Gardens, research advisor to the Antelope & Giraffid TAG and member of the Research Committee of the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA). More than 30 Masters students defended their work under her supervision. She is currently teaching several subjects focusing on conservation and use of wildlife, methods of wildlife survey and monitoring, and animal behaviour. The research topics are focused primarily on the field of behavioural studies and conservation of ungulates with a special focus on European zoos and national parks and protected areas of Africa.